Avis d’invitation aux services de résolution, d’évitement et d’arbitrage des différends, Ethiopie

ETHIOPIAN ROADS AUTHORITY

SPECIFIC PROCUREMENT NOTICE

INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

Notice of Invitation for Dispute Resolution /Avoidance/ /Adjudication Services – Individual Selection

 

Ethiopia – Djibouti Transport Corridor Project Phase I. Design & Build of Adama – Km 60 Expressway

1. The Government of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia has received for financing from the African Development Fund toward the cost of the Ethiopia – Djibouti Transport Corridor Project Phase I. Design & Build of Adama – Km 60 Expressway and intends to apply part of the proceeds toward payments under the contract for Dispute Resolution/ Avoidance/ Adjudication Service for the captioned project;

2. The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA), duly representing the FDRE hereby invites all interested professionals to submit their applications with their qualification documents, CVs and testimonies, and financial proposals, for the Dispute Resolution /Avoidance/ Adjudication Service of the aforementioned project. The Dispute Avoidance/Adjudication Expert shall be selected according to the following criteria :

I/No.		Requirement
A.	General Qualification
	i.	Minimum of B.Sc. Degree in Civil Engineering or other relevant
		fields,
		or
		Minimum of LLB (Bachler of Laws) or related fields
	ii.	20  years’  experience  in  Civil  Engineering  or  related  fields  for
		Engineers
		or
		20 years in legal practice with at least 10 years devoted to the practice
		of Construction Contracts and Construction Law
	iii.	Fluency in English Language
B.	Specific Experience
	For Engineers
	i.	Experience in Road construction and/or supervision and/or Contract
		Administration of FIDIC based  contract (5  years’  experience  or
		experience in 3 projects, with not less than 1 year experience in each
		project).
	ii.	Experience  as  claim  analyst  or  contract  specialist  or  Resident
		Engineer (5 years’ experience or experience in 3 projects with not
		less than 1 year experience in each project).
	iii.	Experience in dispute resolution as DRE, DRB, SDB, DB and/or in
		Arbitration,  adjudication,  mediation,  negotiation  etc.  (10  years’
		experience or experience in minimum of 10 projects).
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	I/No.			Requirement
			iv.	Experience in Design and Build (DB) Projects as DRE, DRB, SDB,
				DB and/or in Arbitration, adjudication, mediation, etc. (3 years’
				experience or experience in minimum of 3 projects).
			v.	Experience in Design and Build (DB) Expressway Projects as DRE,
				DRB, SDB, DB and/or in Arbitration, adjudication, mediation, etc. (1
				years’ experience or experience in minimum of 1 projects).
			For Legal Experts
			i.	Experience in providing legal advice to Construction Project owners
				(Employers or clients), contractors, Consultants and subcontractors on
				construction projects, including roads, buildings, water works, air
				ports  devoted  to  the  practice  of  Construction  Contracts  and
				Construction Law; (5 years’ experience or experience in 3 projects
				with not less than 1 year experience in each project).
			ii.	Experience in drafting or reviewing construction and infrastructure
				contracts; (5 years’ experience or experience in 3 projects).
			iii.	Experience in preparing or reviewing contract claims and/or acting as
				contract/claims  expert  (5  years’  experience  or  experience  in
				minimum of 3 projects with not less than 1 year experience in each
				project).
			iv.	Experience in dispute resolution as DRE, DRB, SDB, DB and/or in
				Arbitration,  adjudication,  mediation,  negotiation  etc.  (10  years’
				experience or experience in 10 projects).
			v.	Experience in Design and Build (DB) construction and infrastructure
				contracts  as  DRE,  DRB,  SDB,  DB  and/or  in  Arbitration,
				adjudication, mediation, etc. (3 years’ experience or experience in
				minimum of 3 projects).
			vi.	Experience in Design and Build (DB) Expressway Projects as DRE,
				DRB, SDB, DB and/or in Arbitration, adjudication, mediation, etc. (1
				years’ experience or experience in minimum of 1 projects).
	D.   Registration;
			For Foreign experts:
			i.	Must be FIDIC or Dispute Board Federation registered.
			For Local experts:

Must be registered under Addis Ababa Chamber of Commerce and Sectorial Associations Arbitration Institute.

3. Interested professionals can obtain the Request for Proposal (RFP) at the address below during office hours from 09:00 A.M to 12:30 A.M hours and from 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours, Mondays to Thursdays and 09:00 A.M to 11:30 A.M and 2:00 P.M to 5:00 P.M hours on Fridays ;

4. The Function of the Dispute Review Expert will be in accordance with the rules and procedures for the Function of the Dispute Resolution/ Avoidance/ Adjudication (DAAB) as set out in the Request for Proposal (RFP) ;

5. The separately sealed envelopes containing the Technical (CVs) and Financial Proposals shall be placed into one outer envelope and sealed. This outer envelope shall bear the submission address, reference number, the name of the assignment, Consultant’s name and the address.

6. The qualifications applications (CVS and Testimonies) and Financial Proposals must be delivered in three (3) hard copies to the address below (in person, or by courier) on or before April 12, 2021 at 10:30 P.M. local time.

Note:

The CVs of applicants should clearly indicate the assigned position and period of assignment of month(s) and year(s) and a testimony shall be attached for each stated experiences in the CV.

Attn : Mr. Zekarias G/Giorgis

Engineering Procurement Directorate, Director

1^st Floor, New Building,

O. Box 1770

Ras Abebe Aregay Street

Tel.: +251 11 515 04 19

Fax : +251 11 554 4434

E-mail :  [email protected]

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Ethiopian Roads Authority

ERA reserves the right to reject any or all CVs.